Sam Boyd, Sr., my grandfather, was born in Somerset, KY and grew up to be a coal miner. He married Mahala Ridings in 1915 while working in a coal mine in Tennessee. They later moved to Harlan County, Kentucky where they raised four daughters and two sons. According to my mother, Betty Boyd Swartz, he was killed in a mine when the roof collapsed on him. He is buried in Rainbow Cemetery in Verda, KY.
Sam Boyd, Sr., my grandfather, was born in Somerset, KY and grew up to be a coal miner. He married Mahala Ridings in 1915 while working in a coal mine in Tennessee. They later moved to Harlan County, Kentucky where they raised four daughters and two sons. According to my mother, Betty Boyd Swartz, he was killed in a mine when the roof collapsed on him. He is buried in Rainbow Cemetery in Verda, KY.
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Rainbow Cemetery is listed in Verda, Ky but the actual community is called Ten Spot.
